Background
Cooper, Leon Melvin was born on July 24, 1924 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Harry and Edith (Goldman) Cooper.
Cooper, Leon Melvin was born on July 24, 1924 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Harry and Edith (Goldman) Cooper.
University of California at Los Angeles (Bachelor of Arts, 1944), Phi Beta Kappa. Harvard University (Juris Doctor, 1949). University of Southern California (Master of Laws, 1965).
Worked at Lewis, Doctorate"Amato, Brisbois & Bisgaard, Limited Liability Partnership (Los Angeles, California) specializing in General Civil Trial and Appellate Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Accountants Malpractice. Aircraft and Equipment Leasing.
Antitrust and Trade Regulation.
Bankruptcy and Insolvency. Business Law; Compensation and Benefits.
Community Redevelopment Law. Construction Litigation.
Corporate; Corporate Finance and Securities.
Domestic Private Finance. Employment and Labor Law. Environmental; Financial Institutions.
Government Relations.
Health Care; Insurance Coverage and Regulatory. Intellectual Property.
International Private Finance. International Trade; Litigation, including Complex Business Litigation.
Medical Malpractice; Mergers and Acquisitions.
Non-Profit Corporations and Charitable Organizations. Oil and Gas; Personal Injury. Products Liability; Professional Liability.
Public Entity Defense.
Real Estate; Securities Class Actions. State and Federal Tax.
Trusts, Estates and Probate. Admitted to the bar, 1949, Massachusetts.
1950, California and United States.
District Court, Southern District of California. 1956, United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. 1957, United States. Supreme Court.
Author: "Limited Application of Property Concepts in the Law of Television," Federal Communications Bar Journal, 1949.
"Commercial Code and the California Law of Chattel Security," 1954 and "Constructive Bargaining to Prevent Labor Disputes," 1964, Southern California Law Review. Member, 1965-1967 and Chairman, 1966-1967, Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board, State of California.
Member: Los Angeles County, Massachusetts and American (Member, Sections on: Corporation, Banking and Business Law. Administrative Law and Labor Relations Law) Bar Associations.
The State Bar of California.
Military: Lieutenant Commander, United States Naval Reserve, Retired. Lewis, Doctorate"Amato, Brisbois & Bisgaard Limited Liability Partnership is a full-service law firm with offices in the heart of the financial districts in Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Costa Mesa, Sacramento and the Inland Empire. The firm maintains a national and international practice.
Our attorneys have outstanding academic and professional backgrounds - four judges have been appointed from the firm.
We are proud of our reputation for providing the highest possible quality of legal representation in the most judicious and cost-effective manner.
Board of directors Santa Catalina Island Conservancy, since 1983, Chairman, Board Of Directors, since 1986. Member Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board, California, 1965-1967. Chairman Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, Los Angeles, 1966-1967.
Southern chairman California.Dem. Control Committee, 1968-1971. Lieutenant commander of The United States Navy Reserve, World War II, Korea.
Member American Bar Association, California Bar Association, Los Angeles Bar Association, State Bar Massachusetts, Los Angeles Yacht Club, Transpacific Yacht Club, St. Francis Yacht Club, Harvard Club (New York City), Royal Hawaiian Ocean Racing Club, The California Club, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Shirley Abbey, July 9, 1978. Children: Katharine Lee, Victoria Lee, Wendy Elizabeth, Christopher.
